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Plan Communications User Guide Appendices, Version 6.3<br />

F.22 BEQ Response File<br />

The BEQ Response File contains records produced from processing the transactions of accepted<br />

BEQ Request files. Detail records for all submitted records that are successfully processed<br />

contain Processed Flag = Y. Detail records for all submitted records that are not successfully<br />

processed contain Processed Flag = N.<br />

CMS sends BEQ Response Files to <strong>Plans</strong> in the following format. The BEQ Response Files are<br />

flat files created as a result of processing the Transactions, i.e., Detail Records, of Accepted<br />

BEQ Request Files.<br />

The following records are included in this file:<br />

<br />

<br />

<br />

Header Record<br />

Detail Record<br />

Trailer Record<br />

F.22.1 Header Record<br />

Field Size Position Format Valid Values Field Definition<br />

File ID<br />

Name<br />

Sending<br />

Entity<br />

(MBD)<br />

File<br />

Creation<br />

Date<br />

File<br />

Control<br />

Number<br />

8 1-8 X(8) “CMSBEQRH” This field is always set to the value "CMSBEQRH.” This<br />

code identifies the record as the Header Record of a BEQ<br />

Response File.<br />

8 9-16 X(8) “MBD ”<br />

(MBD + 5<br />

Spaces)<br />

This field is always set to the value "MBD .” The value<br />

specifically is MBD + 5 following Spaces. This value<br />

agrees with the corresponding value in the Trailer Record.<br />

8 17-24 X(8) CCYYMMDD The date that CMS created the BEQ Response File. This<br />

value is in the format of CCYYMMDD. For example,<br />

January 3, 2010 is the value 20100103. This value agrees<br />

with the corresponding value in the Trailer Record.<br />

9 25-33 X(9) Assigned by<br />

Sending Entity<br />

(MBD)<br />

The specific Control Number assigned by CMS to the<br />

BEQ Response File. CMS utilizes this value to track the<br />

BEQ Response File through CMS processing <strong>and</strong> archive.<br />

This value agrees with the corresponding value in the<br />

Trailer Record.<br />

Filler 717 34-750 X(717) Spaces No meaningful values are supplied in this field. This field<br />

is set to SPACES <strong>and</strong> is not referenced for or used to store<br />

meaningful information, unless specifically documented<br />

otherwise.<br />

Total Length = 750<br />

<strong>December</strong> <strong>28</strong>, 2012 F-109 BEQ Response File

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